NORWALK – The yards, points and victories continue to pile up for Norwalk High.

Senior wing back Jose Guzman ran for 222 yards – his second consecutive 200-yard game – and the Lancers rushed for 448 yards in a 58-14 scorching of Los Amigos on Friday night at Excelsior Memorial Stadium.

Senior wing back Ray Craig added 112 rushing yards and fullback Julio Macias gained 105 for Norwalk, which has outscored its two opponents 123-34 and improved to 2-0.

“Last year, we had a great offensive line,” said Guzman, who ran for over 1,300 yards as a junior. “This year, they’re all rookies except for the center and the tight ends. I’m really proud of them, they’re ready to win. … They open the holes and I give them the yards.”

Guzman scored twice on runs of 1 yard, Craig added two scores and Macias scored on a 47-yard run up the middle early in the fourth quarter. Adrian Gonzales scored on a 65-yard punt return in the third quarter and quarterback Miguel Rivera connected with Cesar Mejia for TD passes of 19 and 39 yards in the second half.

In last week’s 65-20 drubbing of Montebello, the Norwalk offense scored so quickly that the defense didn’t have much time to rest. On Friday, the Lancers’ drives were more sustained, which allowed the defense to remain fresh. Los Amigos (0-1) had 277 total yards, but 218 of those came from one player. Senior tailback Ricky Vu scored on a 59-yard run late in the third quarter and caught a 28-yard screen pass from Jose Gonzalez for another score in the fourth.

The Lobos had one chance to score in the second quarter when Vu took the ball to the Norwalk 3-yard line on a 26-yard carry. But the Lancer defense stiffened near the goal line and stopped Los Amigos for negative yards on three plays, including a 5-yard loss by Vu on fourth down at the 7.

Norwalk led, 22-0, at halftime and put the game away with four touchdowns in the third. Most of the fourth quarter was played with a running clock.

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